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Pricing increased on domestic pears

Imported pears and Asian pears see better demand

Pear demand is strong this season on a variety of fronts but facing challenges due to lower production domestically. “With less volume of pears out of the Northwestern U.S.…

Pricing staying stable on lower supplies of Florida citrus

It’s likely not a surprise that supplies of Florida citrus are down this season. “We came into the season knowing supplies were going to be down,” says Steven Callaham of the…

Peru’s export of fresh mangoes down -11% up to week 51, 2022

During weeks 40 to 51 of the 2022/2023 fresh mango campaign of Peru, its exports totalled an FOB value of $70.3 million, which represents a contraction of -11% compared to the…

Medjool dates named one of top food trends for 2023

Bard Valley Natural Delights is bringing big date energy into 2023 thanks to Whole Foods’ newest trend report, 2022 year-end IRI data, and consumer focus group results. Whole…

Indian apple tariffs crush business for Northwest Red Delicious growers

For many decades, large shipments of Northwest apples sailed to India, the Red Delicious variety in particular. However, tariffs have put a crunch on that…

Colombian Tahiti lime sales in the US increased by more than 170%

Tahiti lime is Colombia's third most exported fruit. Between January and November, Colombia exported 48,272 tons of Tahiti lime for 76.6 million dollars,…

Winter artichoke season sees abundant volume

Ocean Mist Farms is expecting its 2023 winter artichoke season to have abundant volume and excellent quality throughout February and early March. In time to meet shopper…

Strong demand for branded organic apples

Over the last decade, the apple category has evolved to sate a growing appetite for organics. CMI has invested in expanding varietal assortment and volume, adding new…

Fruit breeder undergoes digital transformation

Table grape breeder International Fruit Genetics (IFG), which boasts 48 patented table grape varieties and 10 patented sweet cherry varieties, has completed…

Special Fruit Logistica

Silvia de Juanes, representative of Fruit Logistica for Spain:

"We expect stable Spanish participation at the next edition of Fruit Logistica"

The newest edition of Fruit Logistica will be held in less than a month in Berlin, with the prospect of a recovery to pre-pandemic participation levels. Both the Spanish…

Mobile fruit sizing app on show for first time

In response to growing demand from European markets for its mobile fruit sizing AI app, New Zealand's fruit tech startup Hectre will be exhibiting for the first time at Fruit…

Global Focus Bananas

The Canary Islands' banana production starts to recover and sale prices to consumers decrease by more than 35%

The prices paid by consumers for bananas from the Canary Islands plummeted at the end of 2022. The average PVP of the banana has been falling since August, a…

Retail

Dreamstime

Whole Foods Market’s 10-year vision to lead the company into the future

SeeChange Technologies announce a partnership with Diebold Nixdorf

BTG, Bradesco among most exposed to Brazilian retailer AmericanasBrazilian lenders BTG Pactual, Bradesco and Santander Brasil are among those most exposed to debt of…

"There has been a substantial volume of fruit hitting the market at the same time and that puts a lot of pressure on pricing"

High volumes for the Australian mango season but the season hasn't been without its challenges

It has been a bumper season for the Australian mango industry, with volumes well up on previous years as production begins to ease after the December peak. However Australian…

NZ supermarkets are paying 24% more for fresh produce due to rising production costs

New Zealand supermarkets are paying 24% more for fresh produce as suppliers face ongoing cost increases. The Grocery Supplier Cost Index, which measures the…

Zespri to focus on fruit quality concerns in the next five years

Zespri has set out a conservative five-year growth plan as the kiwi marketing cooperative still faces fruit quality concerns and other unknowns. Chief grower…

Allesbeste and Dole South Africa announce new packhouse partnership

Dole South Africa, a subsidiary of Dole plc, and Allesbeste Group today announced the formation of a new partnership agreement in Letaba Pakkers - previously known as Afrupro…

Mexico to expand exports to African nations

Among Mexico’s lesser-known trade partners are numerous African nations, and currently, the federal government is seeking to increase Mexican exports to that…

Tangerine shipments are peaking in Kumamoto

Shipments of high-grade tangerines are at their peak in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto. As there was very little rain this autumn, helping to…

"In recent years, the trend of imported fruit has changed, import volume of SE Asian fruit has increased"

International freight forwarding companies, mainly serve major imported fruit traders, assisting them in completing customs clearance of goods at ports and airports and…

TOMRA joins Xiangjia Juyou to help the intelligent transformation of Shimen citrus

Recently, the second TOMRA citrus intelligent sorting line introduced by Xiangjia Juyou Agricultural Co., Ltd. was officially put into production. It forms a 12-channel…

Total Produce Indigo became Dole France on January 1, 2023

Dole plc has announced the creation of Dole France by a merger of it’s two French operating companies, TP Sourcing France and TP Indigo. Founded in 2003,…

Georgian Agritouch’s results 2022

50 tons of blueberries exported, new markets opened

Georgian company Agritouch has helped create more than 150 ha of blueberry orchards in Georgia over the past year and expanded blueberry export markets. Eka…

13,120 visitors from 28 nations

Photo report on Fruchtwelt Bodensee 2023: Nice amount of visitors despite a restrained mood

From January 13th to 15th, 2023 the 11th Fruchtwelt Bodensee took place in the exhibition center Friedrichshafen. 13,120 visitors and 320 exhibitors from a total of 28 nations…

Food freshly aims to put pause on salad browning

The phenomenon of browning is a common problem for bagged, fresh-cut lettuce, romaine and other salads, which limits shelf-life and converts attractive products into a sticky,…

Citrosol and Jaguar remove plastic from the pomelo supply chain

PlantSeal®, a 100% plant-based alternative to individually-wrapped fruit in plastic removes 4,000 kg of waste per 100 containers of fruit. Sustainability is becoming…

Jacques Guironnet, ASPA2:

"The regularity in the quality of our asparagus is very much appreciated by our clients”

This year again, the first white asparagus to launch the French campaign are those of ASPA2, a company located in the department of Indre-et-Loire. The harvest took place even…

DG agri dashboard citrus - update 16.01.2022

Prices for citrus in the EU stood at €82/100kg in december of last year

Prices for citrus fruit in the EU in December of last year stood at €82/100kg, which constitutes an increase of 20% in comparison to the 5-year average. The prices in Greece…

“New Covent Garden is challenging the national suppliers who buy on cost not quality.”

The tomato supply into the UK is coming from Spain, Morocco and the Canary Islands, the Dutch season has now finished. “We are getting all varieties of tomatoes from cherry,…

DG Agri dashboard Apples

Volume of Member State apple stocks on December 1, 2022 9% below preceding crop

The ongoing crop 2022/23 for was initially estimated by WAPA at a volume very similar to the preceding crop; since the month of August 2022, however, several Member States…

Dutch packaging company/organic farm partner up

Small paper packaging for sweet potatoes

In the Netherlands, De Waog, an organic farm, was looking for small paper packaging on behalf of a client. Owner Joep de Bool soon ended up at Paardekooper. With CartoPaper,…

EastFruit

Egyptian carrots, onions and garlic all affected by shrinking Russian economy

EastFruit continues to publish analytical materials on the potential impact on the Egyptian market of Russia’s economic problems and sanctions. We must add that the prospects…

Largest containerships to call Japan on a regular service

CMA CGM deploys two 15,000-TEU Vessels

The CMA CGM Group has seen the arrival of CMA CGM Argentina as its largest vessel to call at the Honmoku D4 terminal in Yokohama, Japan on 15 January. The…

Vietnam: Gold bar-shaped watermelons fetch US$65

A pair of watermelons, shaped like gold bars, have been sold by Mekong Delta farmer Dong Thap in the southern metropolis’s market for VND1.5 million (US$65) a…

Avocado consumption reduces total cholesterol and Ldl C

According to a recent study -featured in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics – the consumption of avocado may reduce total cholesterol (TC)…

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